{"product_id":"the-great-big-green-isbn-9781620916292","title":"The Great Big Green","description":"\u003cb\u003eJust what exactly is the \"thing\"? It is green—great and gorgeous green, dark and dangerous green, real mean green. And it's got green things—broccoli and praying mantises, watermelons and waves of mountains. It's green, green, green all over . . . except where it's blue. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Great Big Green is, of course, our earth. Both a riddle and an ode to the earth, this ingenious picture book arrives just in time for Earth Day. Perfect for budding environmentalists and lovers of poetry alike, this irresistible read-aloud by Peggy Gifford is illustrated with an astonishing mix of collage and painting by Lisa Desimini. Readers will revisit the gorgeous world over and over after the riddle's reveal to find the many green things hidden in each piece of art.★ \"An abundantly illustrated puzzle poem provides a spectacular celebration of green in the world. The author of the Moxy Maxwell chapter-book trilogy offers something completely different in this lush tribute. . . Desimini's imaginative illustrations complement and extend the graphically flexible text. . . Two fertile imaginations grow a grand salute.\" --\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eKirkus Reviews, starred review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\" . . . Desimini's mixed-media collages incorporate scanned images of fabrics, photographs, and other objects to create whimsically surreal images that highlight the variety of greenery found on Earth.\" --\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"In this creatively illustrated picture book, the color green comes to life in a varied and substantial way through brilliant text and mixed-media artwork . . . As this well-written book ends, the great big green thing is revealed with pomp and circumstance that will delight and encourage a second reading.\" -- \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003ePeggy Gifford\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of the Moxy Maxwell series. \u003ci\u003eMoxy Maxwell Does Not Love Stuart Little\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eMoxy Maxwell Does Not Love Writing Thank-You Notes\u003c\/i\u003e were both \u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e Best Books of the Year. She graduated from the Iowa Writer's Workshop with an emphasis in poetry. Her poems have appeared in \u003ci\u003eThe Antioch Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Iowa Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Mississippi Review\u003c\/i\u003e,  and \u003ci\u003eCosmopolitan\u003c\/i\u003e magazine,  among others. She lives in New York City. Visit peggygifford.com.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLisa Desimini\u003c\/b\u003e is an award-winning illustrator of over thirty books for children. She has written nine books including, \u003ci\u003eMy House\u003c\/i\u003e, one of the \u003ci\u003eNY Times\u003c\/i\u003e Ten Best Illustrated Books of the Year and \u003ci\u003eDot the Fire Dog\u003c\/i\u003e, which has sold over 400,000 copies. She lives in Northport, New York. Visit lisadesimini.com.","brand":"Astra Young Readers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48233676046565,"sku":"NP9781620916292","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781620916292.jpg?v=1767739626","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/the-great-big-green-isbn-9781620916292","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}